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Microchip

Type

Microscopic device

Result

Emergence of modern microelectronics

Purpose

Clockworks, automata, microelectronics

Creators

Secret society of alchemists

Material

Organic materials (e.g., silicon)

Adaptation

Traditional craftsmanship

Mainstream use

Seized upon by scientists in the 1800s

Development era

Earlier than in the actual timeline

Microchip